“Like the entire cycling world, we are looking forward to the Holy Flemish Cycling Week with great interest. Ghent-Wevelgem will always be special for our team, because of all the different emotions we have experienced in this race in recent years. Moreover, it is a classic for which we have a lot of qualities and I think the chances of our team are high. That is why we have chosen to line up several key elements, such as Laurenz Rex and Mike Teunissen, with fresh legs alongside our former winner Biniam Girmay. It looks like the wind will play a major role this Sunday, so we can expect a hard race. In that respect, I expect that our riders can continue the good trend of Bredene-Koksijde. I'm looking forward to the debut of Madis Mihkels, he makes a strong impression since the beginning of the season.
Two days before that, we will surround Biniam Girmay with another interesting selection in the E3 Classic. Georg Zimmermann will receive a free role for his debut. Last winter we considered letting him discover the Flemish Ardennes in this E3 Classic, because we believe that with his big engine and capabilities on an explosive terrain he has the ideal profile for such a tough race with a particularly long finale. We have prepared him as good as possible for this challenge by inviting him for the course recon with our classics team in November. We are very curious about what this first introduction can bring for him and for our team. In the E3 Classic, positioning before every climb is crucial and for this we can rely on the experience of Gijs Van Hoecke and Dion Smith. Vito Braet and Hugo Page will be tasked to support Biniam later in the race, I am curious to see how far they can get in the final.”Aike Visbeek (Performance Manager) Tweet